“As a rookie, when you miss all of OTAs and you can’t even lift and get stronger, you miss a lot,” Henderson said. “He missed an opportunity to get stronger and build himself physically. He missed an opportunity to have reps and to cement his technique.”

An injured wrist wiped out Claiborne’s offseason. During training camp, it was an ailing knee that hampered the former LSU star.

Claiborne went on to record only one interception as a rookie. He was solid overall, but the Cowboys were expecting more from a player they traded up eight spots to acquire, giving up their second-round pick in the process.

But that’s all in the past.

“He will get stronger,” Henderson said. “We will be able to work on his technique. We are looking for big things out of Morris Claiborne this year.”